Judge rules in favor of Iowa City Tenants' Project

9:46 PM,
Mar. 20, 2014

Written by

Josh O?Leary
Iowa City Press-Citizen

The Iowa City Tenants' Project, a group that has brought legal action against local landlords on behalf of student renters, scored another victory this week in court.

A Johnson County District Court judge issued a ruling Tuesday against landlord Tracy Barkalow and his property ownership and management companies, finding that several provisions in Barkalow's leases were illegal, and granting the tenants' group class-action certification for future legal action.

Judge Douglas Russell, in a 13-page decision following a January hearing, ruled that several provisions in Barkalow's ...